The Dennis O'Keefe Show

*The Dennis O'Keefe Show*
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Genre	Comedy
Created by	John Fenton Murray
Written by	John Fenton Murray; Robert Fisher; Alan Lipscott
Directed by	Don Weis; Abby Berlin
Starring	Dennis O'Keefe; Hope Emerson; Ricky Kelman; Eloise Hardt; Eddie Ryder
Theme music composer	Leon Klatzkin
Composer	Leon Klatzkin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	32
Production
Producer	Les Hafner
Cinematography	Kit Carson
Editors	Frank Capacchione; Herbert Smith
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Cypress Productions, Inc.
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	22 September 1959 –; 14 June 1960

The Dennis O'Keefe Show is an American sitcom produced by Cypress Production/United Artists Television^[1] which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run and was canceled after one season. The series was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears this series has entered the public domain.^{[citation needed]}

Premise

Dennis O'Keefe portrays Hal Towne, a widower who is trying to balance his career as a newspaper columnist ("All Around Towne") and raise his 9-year-old son, Randy, in an apartment in New York City, with the help of a tough but lovable housekeeper, Amelia Sargent, better known as "Sarge", played by Hope Emerson.^[2]

The series aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays, with competition from the last half of two hour-long western series, Laramie on NBC and Sugarfoot and Bronco, alternating on ABC, one of their many Warner Brothers offerings at that time.

Broadcasting history

September 22, 1959—June 7, 1960: Tuesday at 8 p.m. on CBS.^[1]

DVD release

Alpha Video released a budget DVD with 4 episodes^[1] on November 23, 2004. They have yet to release more volumes.

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Hal Towne^[2]
Hope Emerson as Amelia "Sarge" Sargent^[2]
Ricky Kelman as Randy Towne^[2]
Eloise Hardt as Karen Hadley^[2]
Eddie Ryder as Eliot^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Hal's TV Date"	Norman Abbott	Robert Fisher & Alan Lipscott	September 22, 1959 (1959-09-22)
2	"Teacher's Pest"	Don Weis	John Fenton Murray	September 29, 1959 (1959-09-29)
3	"Moon Man"	Abby Berlin	Unknown	October 6, 1959 (1959-10-06)
4	"On Stage, Sarge"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 1959 (1959-10-13)
5	"Lancer, Come Home"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 1959 (1959-10-20)
6	"Like Father, Like Son"	Unknown	Unknown	October 27, 1959 (1959-10-27)
7	"Frame That Painting"	Unknown	Unknown	November 3, 1959 (1959-11-03)
8	"Superior Woman"	Unknown	Unknown	November 10, 1959 (1959-11-10)
9	"Bum's Bush"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1959 (1959-11-17)
10	"There Goes the Groom"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1959 (1959-11-24)
11	"It's Only Money"	Abby Berlin	Robert Fisher & Alan Lipscott	December 1, 1959 (1959-12-01)
12	"The Marriage of Babette Benoit"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1959 (1959-12-08)
13	"Maid to Order"	Unknown	Unknown	December 22, 1959 (1959-12-22)
14	"Private Eyewash"	TBA	TBA	TBA
15	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
16	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1960 (1960-01-05)
17	"The Hottest Kids in Town"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1960 (1960-01-12)
18	"Cypress Grade School"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1960 (1960-01-26)
19	"I Like It"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1960 (1960-02-02)
20	"Follow That Mink"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1960 (1960-02-09)
21	"How Many Scoops?"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1960 (1960-02-16)
22	"Author, Author"	Don Weis	John Fenton Murray	March 1, 1960 (1960-03-01)
23	"Go Home Aunt Millie"	Unknown	Unknown	March 8, 1960 (1960-03-08)
24	"Enemy Father"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 1960 (1960-03-15)
25	"A Beau for Sarge"	Unknown	Unknown	March 29, 1960 (1960-03-29)
26	"The Regency Club"	Don Weis	John Fenton Murray	April 5, 1960 (1960-04-05)
27	"Dimples"	Don Weis	Robert Fisher & Alan Lipscott	April 12, 1960 (1960-04-12)
28	"Child Genius"	Don Weis	Alan Lipscott & Bob Fisher	April 19, 1960 (1960-04-19)
29	"Send This Boy to Camp"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1960 (1960-04-26)
30	"Marriage, Anyone?"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1960 (1960-05-03)
31	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
32	"June Thursday"	Don Weis	Si Rose & Seaman Jacobs	May 10, 1960 (1960-05-10)

Personnel

John Fenton Murray created the program, and Les Hafner was the producer. Abby Berlin, Jerry Hopkins, James V. Kern, and Don Weis were directors. Writers included Bob Fisher, Benedict Freedman, Robert Gottlieb, Seaman Jacobs, Joel Kane, Alan Lipscott, Jack Michael, Murray, and Si Rose.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 9780786468126. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

The Dennis O'Keefe Show at IMDb

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[:0-1] Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 9780786468126. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[cd-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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